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In Brief: Suspicious Death on the Beijing Subway

September 16, 2010
By C. Custer
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On August 23rd at 10:47 pm, Beijing college student Ma Yue fell onto the tracks of the subway on Beijing's Line 2, and was electrocuted -- maybe. Despite the fact that the Beijing subway system is absolutely covered with surveillance cameras, Ma Yue's family is being told there is no footage to confirm his...
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Lu Xun’s Great Withdrawal

September 14, 2010
By C. Custer
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Lu Xun's work -- a lot of it -- is being removed from the official school curriculum. A discussion of why (and more) inside.
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Posted in Culture, Education, Translations | 17 Comments »

Abstinence Education and Christian Fundamentalism in China

September 10, 2010
By C. Custer
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Yunnan officials are allowing a US Christian group to include abstinence-only teaching materials in their official sex ed curriculum. That is a terrible idea.
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Posted in Current Events, Opinions, Translations | 13 Comments »

A Few Small Changes

September 5, 2010
By C. Custer
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Housekeeping!
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Guest Post: What the Chinese Film Industry can do to Compete Abroad

September 3, 2010
By C. Custer
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Experts speak out on what the Chinese film industry can do to compete abroad.
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Posted in Culture, Guest Posts, Media | 28 Comments »

AIDS Patient Tian Xi’s Arrest and Current Situation

September 2, 2010
By C. Custer
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The details of Tian Xi's arrest and detention come into focus.
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Posted in Current Events, Translations | 7 Comments »

Beheading Freedom

September 1, 2010
By C. Custer
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The word "freedom" is censored in the new World of Warcraft expansion in China. Chinese netizens respond by creating a new slang term.
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Posted in Culture, Current Events, Science and Technology, Translations | 18 Comments »

AIDS Patient Held Without Access to Meds in Henan

August 30, 2010
By C. Custer
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Tian Xi, who we've written about before, is being held by police again, and denied access to medications he needs to keep AIDS -- which he was infected with via a tainted blood transfusion in 1996 -- at bay.
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Posted in Current Events, Politics, Translations | 8 Comments »

Discussion Section: Thoughts on Balance

August 27, 2010
By C. Custer
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A discussion of journalistic objectivity and how it applies to China blogs (specifically, this one).
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Posted in Discussion Section, Journalism, Media | 15 Comments »